2022-04-21 New Publication: Lena Dalkeith – Aesop’s Fables told to the Children

NEW PUBLICATION M-FW001 Lena Dalkeith – Aesop’s Fables told to the Children Small hardcover, 47 pages, illustrated with 24 plates including the frontispiece, by Sophia Rosamond Praeger. Simple short stories, 47 fables so one per page on average. From the series Told to the Children. Probably from 1910 although earlier editions exist. Blank pages omitted. […]

2022-03-06 New Publication: Journal des Jeunes Personnes – Prayer chair seat with initials MA and crosses

NEW PUBLICATION L-PC004 Journal des Jeunes Personnes – Prayer chair seat with initials MA and crosses Single sheet, litho. Fiddleback shaped chair seat, central motif initials MA surrounded by four crosses, brown floral border. Two cut out squares to accommodate the chair legs. Image donated by ebay seller planete-collections, edited and charted by Sytske Wijnsma […]

2022-03-05 New Publication: Journal des Jeunes Personnes – Prayer chair top with IHS and crosses

NEW PUBLICATION L-PC003 Journal des Jeunes Personnes – Prayer chair top with IHS and crosses Single sheet, litho. Rectangular chair top, central IHS flanked by crosses, floral brown border. Design can be extended as border design. Image donated by ebay seller planete-collections, edited and charted by Sytske Wijnsma   FUNDRAISING Donate  to support the Antique […]

2022-03-02 New Publication: Heinrich Kuehn – 14621 – Corner design with wild aster flowers

NEW PUBLICATION C-YS363 Heinrich Kuehn – 14621 – Corner design with flowers Handpainted Berlin woolwork pattern on cream cardboard. Corner design with wild aster flowers and leaves. Scan donated by Matthijs Ufkes, edited and charted by Sytske Wijnsma. FUNDRAISING Donate  to support the Antique Pattern Library project to pay for such things as database and […]

2022-02-10 New Publication: Mme Hardouin – Broderie sur Filet au Point de Cluny

NEW PUBLICATION M-WS001 Mme Hardouin – Broderie Sur Filet au Point de Cluny 48 pages not including cover and advertisements. Point de Cluny is otherwise known as point de toile. Twenty lessons on starting a motif, figuring out how the thread should run, finishing the motif, all without unnecessary crossings and cutting off the thread. […]

2022-01-11 New Publication: The Workbasket Vol. 11 No. 10

NEW PUBLICATION M-SB001 The Workbasket Volume 11 No. 10 – July 1946 8 pages, folded strip of paper. Crochet: Motif for allover lace, “Ribbon Stripe” Chair Set. Tatting: Tatted Triangle. Crochet: Four crocheted edgings. Scans donated by Sandra Bejster, edited by Sytske Wijnsma. Published with kind permission of F+W Media, the current copyright holder. FUNDRAISING […]

2022-01-10 New Publications: The Workbasket Vol. 11 No. 9 and lots of music

FUNDRAISING A big thank-you to everybody – we exceeded our donation goal! Thank you all very much, and enjoy what your donations have supported! NEW PUBLICATIONS I-WB119 The Workbasket Volume 11 No. 9 – June 1946 8 pages, folded strip of paper. Crochet: Crocheted Placemats. Tatting: Tatted edges and insertions. Quilting: Pillow Top in Trapunto […]